The Venue

Saturday morning, due to the winter, Chu Yu slept until almost nine o'clock before waking up...

The snow outside seemed to have gotten a few inches thicker. Looking at the gloomy sky and the falling snowflakes outside the window, Chu Yu hesitated for a moment before decisively burrowing back into his quilt.

It's so cold, what's the point of getting up? If I'm asleep, I won't be hungry, and I won't need to eat breakfast...

However, no matter what, by twelve o'clock, Chu Yu couldn't lie in bed any longer. He got up, washed his face, brushed his teeth, and put on the suit he had bought a few days ago.

When tying his tie, he forgot how to do it again and searched for a tutorial on his phone.

He looked at himself in the mirror. After changing his clothes, he did seem much more energetic, looking a bit like a professional.

The weather was cold, so Chu Yu didn't want to go out to eat. He casually grabbed two bags of potato chips for lunch.

Since he had nothing else to do, he opened his computer and, after a long time, dealt a painful blow to his Bronze teammates.

After an afternoon of intense gaming, he also successfully dropped a small rank. Soon, it was five o'clock in the afternoon.

One game ended, and he took off his headphones. Chu Yu looked exhausted.

These teammates are so useless. It's almost Chinese New Year, so there are more elementary school kids playing.

Just then, there was a knocking sound at his door.

He opened the door to find Zhao Qinyin outside, shivering from the cold.

Although her upper body was wrapped in a long, thick, knee-length down jacket, covering the red formal dress underneath, her lower legs were almost completely exposed.

In this weather, this was definitely an ice-piercing outfit.

Fortunately, she was carrying her high heels in a paper bag and was wearing normal winter shoes.

"Why are you dressed like that?" Chu Yu quickly let her inside and sat her down by the heater.

"I couldn't help it. To wear this formal dress first, I had to pair it like this. Sister Su said that the annual party venue will have air conditioning and heating throughout, so even if I take off my outer clothes there, I won't feel cold," Zhao Qinyin said helplessly.

"Is that so?" Chu Yu understood that since Zhao Qinyin had come to his place, it meant it was time to leave. As he spoke, he put on a large down jacket and a pair of thick pants.

He could always take them off when they arrived at the annual party venue!

"It's really not easy being a girl!" Chu Yu sighed.

He had seen a video before of RB Girls wearing short skirts and bare legs in winter, though their upper bodies were more covered. Now, seeing Zhao Qinyin, Chu Yu felt she wasn't any different.

Zhao Qinyin looked at Chu Yu's full winter gear, even wearing a scarf and hat.

Then she looked at her own lower legs, almost completely exposed to the air.

She suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable. The difference was too great.

Soon after Zhao Qinyin's body had warmed up a bit, Chu Yu grabbed the invitation and the two of them headed out.

They took a taxi to the Ming City Convention Center.

At the entrance, rows of flower baskets were displayed, and various banners were posted, making the two of them quite curious.

There were even quite a few fans of individual manga artists gathered there, waiting to see if they could get an autograph.

Chu Yu, on the other hand, saw many fans of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal holding signs with all sorts of slogans.

"We beg Teacher Shui Xin for an autograph!"

"I love Yukino, and I love Xuedai Ba..."

"Xuedai Ba is my goddess..."

"Kenshin is my husband..."

Seeing this made Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin blush a little...

After all, it was the annual meeting of Moyu. Besides the manga artists with dozens of serialized collaborations on Moyu, distributors from various cities and counties in Luo Province, as well as partners from all walks of life, were also invited.

Everyone had gathered at this time, and for a moment, the area outside the venue felt like a surging crowd, with everyone holding invitations and queuing to enter.

Chu Yu paid the fare and got out of the car. The cold wind immediately gave him goosebumps.

Chu Yu adjusted his stance and shielded Zhao Qinyin from the wind.

"Let's go! Let's queue up to get in first."

"What about them?" Zhao Qinyin looked at the fans of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal at the entrance who had clearly come to try their luck.

"Can't worry about them now."

Normally, Chu Yu might have gone over to brag a little with the fans of his own works.

After all, they had come all the way here in such cold weather; they were definitely die-hard fans.

However, with the weather being so cold, Chu Yu certainly couldn't linger outside the venue. If he did, Zhao Qinyin, dressed as she was, wouldn't be able to last long. If she caught a cold, who would be his assistant?

Having become accustomed to having an assistant help him complete his works, Chu Yu was definitely unwilling to complete manga alone now.

"I don't think this is right!" Zhao Qinyin looked at those people.

"Although they came on their own to try their luck, hoping to see Shui Xin and get an autograph, and you certainly don't have any obligation to fulfill their requests, just leaving them like this is too..."

As Zhao Qinyin spoke, Chu Yu understood what she meant.

"I understand. You go in first, I'll catch up right away." Chu Yu sighed.

After speaking, Chu Yu ran alone towards the group of Fans of My Manga gathered together.

"Did you bring paper and a pen?"

Chu Yu approached the girl holding the sign that said "Teacher Shui Xin's Autograph" and asked.

"Yes!" The girl was dressed very conservatively and had a delicate appearance.

"Then lend them to me..." Chu Yu didn't explain too much to the girl.

"What, are you also one of Teacher Shui Xin's fans?"

The girl was quite friendly. Although she didn't know what Chu Yu wanted the paper and pen for, she generously handed over the Autograph Paper and pen she had.

Chu Yu took them without saying much. He looked at the number of people around who could clearly be identified as fans of his manga.

After crouching down, Chu Yu's hands moved at lightning speed, writing his own name on sheet after sheet of Autograph Paper.

The girl who lent him the paper and pen saw Chu Yu's actions and seemed to realize something. But after carefully observing Chu Yu's appearance and age, she became a little suspicious.

Didn't the internet say that the Manga Artist was a girl?

But he's a boy! And he looks like he's only in high school!

But then again, no one has ever really confirmed that Teacher Shui Xin is a girl...

What if... he really is?

Her heart suddenly became a little excited.

After thinking for a moment, the girl took out her phone and secretly took a few photos while Chu Yu wasn't paying attention.

Two minutes later, Chu Yu stood up.

He tore off the stack of Autograph Paper he had written on.

After returning the paper and pen to the girl, he gave her one of the signed Autograph Papers and also handed her Ten Dragon Country Coins.

"I used your Autograph Paper more than I should have. This is compensation."

With that, Chu Yu turned around and, like distributing flyers, jogged over and handed one to each of his fans.

Many people were quite baffled.

"What's going on?"

"What is this?"

"Is he here to make a fool of himself? This guy just shoves paper into my hand without a word. I thought it was a love letter?"

"It's not like you're a girl, so why would your first thought be that another guy would give you a love letter? I think I understand something..."

There were only about thirty-odd people in total. Except for a few who didn't accept it, the rest looked at the somewhat bewildered Chu Yu with curiosity.

"Uh, how should I put this?" Chu Yu looked at the group.

"Shui Xin's Autograph."

Chu Yu didn't explain further.

Putting himself in their shoes, even if he told them he was Shui Xin, they would still be suspicious.

And that would be too troublesome.

He did this simply because he felt a bit bad if he just left these people to their own devices in such cold weather... Anyway, he had given them the autographs, and it was up to them whether they kept them or threw them away.

Without further ado, Chu Yu took the lead and ran to the back of the queue for entry, leaving a group of people looking at each other in bewilderment behind him.

"Is it real?"

"A guy?"

Someone questioned.

But they looked at the Autograph Paper Chu Yu had stuffed into their hands.

Not a single one of them threw it away.

Perhaps that person was here to play a prank, but what if...